The Mighty Eighth: The Air War In Europe As Told By The Men Who Fought It
by Gerald Astor /
2015 / English / EPUB
1.4 MB Download
In the skies of World War II Europe, the Eighth Air Force was a
defining factor in turning the tide against the Nazis. In these
gripping oral histories, the sacrifice, savagery, and supremacy of
the “Mighty Eighth” is described by those who experienced it...and
survived it.
In the skies of World War II Europe, the Eighth Air Force was a
defining factor in turning the tide against the Nazis. In these
gripping oral histories, the sacrifice, savagery, and supremacy of
the “Mighty Eighth” is described by those who experienced it...and
survived it.
At the outbreak of World War II, America was woefully unprepared
for a fight, though Europe was already years into the battle. Soon,
though, America’s war machine was rolling out pilots, engineers,
planes, and materials in astounding numbers. It was called the
Eighth Air Force—and it would hit the Nazi juggernaut like a
lightning bolt.
At the outbreak of World War II, America was woefully unprepared
for a fight, though Europe was already years into the battle. Soon,
though, America’s war machine was rolling out pilots, engineers,
planes, and materials in astounding numbers. It was called the
Eighth Air Force—and it would hit the Nazi juggernaut like a
lightning bolt.
Launching a then-groundbreaking campaign of daylight bombing runs,
the men of the Eighth would suffer more casualties than the entire
Marine Corps in the Pacific theater. But they would also prove to
be the most effective weapon against the enemy, taking out
strategic targets such as munitions plants and factories that were
vital to the German war effort and grinding them to a halt. In
Launching a then-groundbreaking campaign of daylight bombing runs,
the men of the Eighth would suffer more casualties than the entire
Marine Corps in the Pacific theater. But they would also prove to
be the most effective weapon against the enemy, taking out
strategic targets such as munitions plants and factories that were
vital to the German war effort and grinding them to a halt. InThe Mighty Eighth
The Mighty Eighth, the men who fought in the greatest air
war in human history tell their stories of courage and camaraderie
as only those who were there can tell them.
, the men who fought in the greatest air
war in human history tell their stories of courage and camaraderie
as only those who were there can tell them.